Piper PA-32-300 accident near Ekuk, Alaska, June 27, 1984
On June 27, 1984, a Piper PA-32-300, registered N8941N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ekuk, Alaska (Ekuk airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 1 person was seriously injured and 3 people had minor injuries; 4 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 27, 1984
- Place
- Ekuk, Alaska · Ekuk · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 3 people had minor injuries; 4 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · all PA-32-300s on the register
- Registration
- N8941N · no longer on the register · serial 32-S4-740
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A WATER PIPE ABOUT 6 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE PLT DID NOT USE ALL AVAILABLERWY. WITNESSES ALSO SAID THAT HE DRIFTED OFF THE RWY CENTERLINE AFTER A PREMATURE TAKEOFF. THE PLTS EMPLOYER SAID THAT HE HAD WARNED HIM AT LEAST TWICE ABOUT USING ALL OF THE RWY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,872 hours in all; 108 in this make and model; 462 in the last 90 days; 4,720 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,022 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 16, 1984; 22 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,400 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Yute Air Ak, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: KKU Ekuk AK
- Destination: DLG Dillingham AK
- Runway 0, 1,200 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 4 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 20,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:50 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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